Monthly Archives: March 2022

100 Years Ago: April 1-7

March 31, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, April 1, 1922: Beginning tomorrow, the eighth national Negro Health Week will be observed in Indianapolis by the Marion County Tuberculosis Society in cooperation with local clubs, churches, and civic improvement organizations. Illustrated talks will be given on hygiene, tuberculosis, nutrition, and infant welfare at … Read More

A Good Day Lived

March 31, 2022 | by CJ Woods III

This column first appeared in the November 20, 2013 issue. An old friend invited me to a football game; Purdue University, Dave Ostendorf’s alma mater, was playing Indiana State on Saturday, August 7th. Dave had purchased a number of tickets and offered three to me. Karyn, his bride, said that … Read More

The Indianapolis Bicycle Path Tollhouse

March 31, 2022 | by Al Hunter

While thumbing through a pre-World War I guidebook of Indianapolis this week, I ran across a photo of a man standing beside an Indiana tollhouse. Oh sure, I’ve seen tollhouse photos and images of tollhouse keepers before, after all, I have a love affair with roads. I served on the … Read More

It’s Question and Answer Time

March 31, 2022 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Spring is here and with the promise of warmer days ahead I felt inspired to do a bit of “Spring housecleaning.” Along with washing windows and laundering the heavy winter blankets I also reviewed the e-mails from my readers to make certain that everyone has had their questions answered. Try … Read More

This Week’s Issue: March 25-31

March 24, 2022 | by Weekly View

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